The Irish Department of Health confirmed to the media that the rollout of the jab had been “temporarily deferred.” The decision came at the urging of Ireland’s National Immunisation Advisory Committee, following four new cases of “serious” blood clotting that occurred in adults who received the vaccine in Norway. Ireland’s …
Read More »UK engages in ‘perverse nationalism’ for seeking trade deal with US without EU, Ireland foreign affairs minister says
“This idea that Britain can get there first is narrow minded thinking, frankly,” Coveney told the Times in an interview on Saturday. “It’s a perverse nationalism when actually Britain and the EU should work together as partners,” he declared. Moreover, Coveney criticised the UK’s delay in performing agreed-to checks on …
Read More »EU has no interest in Irish peace, says Northern Ireland’s FM, as Europe threaten legal action against UK
Speaking on Friday, Northern Ireland’s first minister, Arlene Foster, said that the EU is not interested in the issue of peace on the island of Ireland. “What they’re only interested in is protecting their bloc, they’re not interested, as they claim to be, in protecting the Belfast agreement,” Foster told …
Read More »After US apologizes to Ireland for soldiers breaking Covid-19 rules during flight stopover, Irish FM confirms two MORE incidents
Police had investigated two additional separate breaches by US servicemen during their overnight stopovers in addition to one that occurred on January 25 that elicited an apology from officials in Washington, Minister Simon Coveney revealed on Friday. Earlier this month, Coveney had said 48 military and five crew from a …
Read More »Rising tensions in Northern Ireland stem from Brexit, not the Protocol, Dublin says as UK blames EU vaccine control plan
“What is causing all of this tension is Brexit, not the [Northern Ireland] Protocol, the Protocol is an attempt to try to reduce tension and solve problems linked to Brexit,” Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told BBC Radio on Wednesday. “The Protocol essentially is an Irish and British and EU …
Read More »‘An almost Trumpian act’: UK ex-secretary for N. Ireland slams EU for attempt to block vaccine flow
By deciding to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol on Friday, the EU attempted to stop vaccines moving from the Union to the UK – which, unlike the EU, has enjoyed a speedy inoculation rollout – through the perceived backdoor of Northern Ireland. The EU reversed its plan after …
Read More »EU ABORTS plan to restrict vaccine exports through Northern Ireland, after drawing scorn from London & Dublin
In a statement late on Friday, Brussels said that it would not take advantage of the emergency mechanism in the divorce deal with Britain to unilaterally restrict the movement of goods from the EU into Northern Ireland to stop the free flow of vaccine doses. While the European Commission sought …
Read More »Survivors of Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes accuse govt of whitewashing ‘illegal’ vaccine trials on children
The Irish government formally apologized on Wednesday for the now-defunct institutions, noting “an appalling level of infant mortality” at the 18 homes. During their 76 years of operation, an estimated 9,000 children died at the shelters, which were often the last resort of unwed pregnant women ostracized by society. The …
Read More »Desperate Ireland has been seduced by the Joe Biden personality cult and doesn’t realise the fairytale won’t come true
At home Joe Biden is either an ageing, faltering politician or the ideal person to unite America. But in Ireland, he’s unilaterally billed as a hero, a mythical figure about to scatter a shower of gold across the Emerald Isle. His ancestral home, Ballina, in the county’s North West, features …
Read More »Both Britain & EU say post-Brexit agreement is a great deal! Now Scotland, Ireland and Wales want in on the action
After nearly a year of contentious negotiations, the two parties produced a 2,000 page document which, at least for the time being, has garnered positive reviews on both sides of the Channel. While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has perhaps been most vocal about his endorsement of the agreement, EU …
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